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JOURNAL.
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Wednesday morning, June 4,'45,
The Weather.
Since the WI storm on the 25th of April, there
has been' nt little rain in this place and vicinity,
and the consequence is that vegetation has been
suffering seriously front drought; and to make it still
worse, en the mornings of Friday and Saturday,
the is two days in May, a horning sun cast her
beams upon frost-clad-fields and gardens; and now
the tender plants and leaves look black and shrivel
led, as if they had been touched by fire.
aj" A deer was recently killed at Cape Palmas,
which was white from the top of the foreshoulders
'backward, and black forward. Two of the dogs
which pursued him were killed by his horns, which
were smooth and very sharp.
cCr The City of Joseph (Nauvoo,) was sur
rounded at last advices by an excited populace, in
consequence of the Mormon elders refusing to de
liver up three murderers, one of them an elder, who
had taken refuge in the 0 Holy City."
MA n r Luc], W. AT Cnoe.—Accounts from al
moat every section of the State concur in reprrsen
ting the wheat crepe to he in excellent condition
and offering the promise of a good yield.
CO . ROIIERT M. Bann, Esq., of Berko county,
has been appointed Reporter of the Decisions of the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania—an office erected
by the last Legislature.
07)- We find the following in the Philadelphia
Weekly Post:—
. We learn that Mr. lames Snyder, who wasfor
several years a clerk in the office of the Secretary
of this Commonwealth, has been appointed 2d clerk
in the Postmaster lieneral'a Department at Wash
ington.
Six Odd Fellows have been ex-communica
ted by the Baptist Church in Unionville. Washing
ton county, on account of the supposed inconsis
teney of the tenet* of their Order with a Religious
piofession.
A Long Stride.
John Jonav's successor says of tho Young De•
mocracy"—.. It will plant its right foot on the
Northern verge of Oregon, and its left upon the At
lantic crag!'
The Morning Post expresses and apprehension
that the child will he apt to burst its trowears in
snaking such a wide straddle!
SLAVERY AND Tor PRESBYTERIAN CHURCII.--.
The Presbyterian Convention in session In Phila
delphia lately, adopted the following propositions
relating to the subject of slavery :
I. That the institution of slavery, existing in
the. United States, is not sinful on the part of civil
society.
2. ; That slavery, as it exists in those U. States, is
not a sinful offence.
3. That civil Government is not bound to abolish
slaver• in these United Suites.
4. that it is not agreeable to the word of God
for any person intentionally to induce those held in
'slavery to rebel against their masters.
The Lancaster Democrat of Wednesday last
sacs: About three acres of fine growing wheat
were destroyed on Sunday last in the neighborhood
of this city by fire. The fire it is supposed was
communicated to some dry stables by the sparks
of a Locomotive. This is the first instance we
ever knew of green wheat being destroyed by fire."
00- The water was let in the new Wire SoVen
sion Aqueduct, between Pittsburg and Allegheny,
on Thursday evening, .T2nd ult., but was drawn off
again, the same evening, in order to repair a small
leak in the hank of the canal, near the Pittsburg
end of the Aqueduct. Raving been repaired, the
water was again admitted on Friday everting, and
the canal is now in order from Pittsburg to tine Por
tage Railroad. Mr. Reeding, the constructor, has
successfully achieved in this aqueduct a very dial
cult and important work.
MallowTim< or TR. AMEIIICAN BAPTIST AN-
Coxvz,erioN.—This body, organized
several years ago, with its provisional committee to
attend to missionary business, has been dissolved
since the decision of th acting hoard at Boston,
not to appoint a slave h older as a missionary. The
alleged necessity of its creation is regarded as having
ceased.
0 -: r On Thursday, the 22nd ult., Chief Justice
Moralslower, at the silting of the etupreine Court of
New Jersey, passed set tence of death upon Joseph
Carer and P. W. Parke, convicted of murdering
Joists B. Parke and John Castner, in Warren county,
some time since. The prisoners were directed to
be retained in the jail of Mercer county until some
day between the 15th and 22nd of August, and
then to be transferred to the custody of the Sheriff
of Warren county, where the execution is to take
phiee on the 22.1. if August next. Carter was much
moved while listening to the sentence, but Parke, a
younger man, 'tore himself with firmness,
Notice.
To the Editor cf the Ilullidaysburg Regieler :
Kau—l wish you to mamma+ to the Patent
Office at Na r aabingtom and to the Annul= public,
that the patent Mr. Coleman (an Englishman) is
about taking out far atteeuding and &Hunch:4 in
clined planes, was diaeovered by too more than
twelve months past. l have the continunicatioaa
drain the Patent Otraoe and they have Ilium on the
ct.tket. RUH 'BALL WSPAR A i.
Fire ! Tiro ! !
The Pittsburg American of Wednesday last says:
We had another serious fire last night, which
broke dut in the stable of Mr. Samuel Young, the
" literary draymar," near the head of Seventh st.,
and between Washington and Prospect streets.—
From 25 to 30 houses were destroyed, principally
occupied by the poorer class of people, to whom it
is some alleviation that most of their property in
furniture. &c., was saved. Still their lemma are
very serious.
The buildings were mostly if not all on grounds
leased of Mr. Denny and owned by Messrs. John'
Laughlin and Dennis S. Scully on whom we regret
to learn the loss principally falls. The value of
the buildings is probably about 15 or $16,000 and
tart paitally if any insured.
At this lire again, was felt the scarcity of water.
We know not how this water business is managed
or whether it is left to manage itself; we only know
that when a fire occurs, it is, by some strange unac
countability, among the missing. It is time this
should be placed in the hands of some person or
persons with better claims to confidence. The
councils will also tree the propriety of multiplying
the number of fire plugs, so that water cart be ob
tained, when there may be a supply in the pipes,
without requiring such length of hose as is now
necessary.
The loss of buildings is the more felt from the
scarcity existing in consequence of the destruction
by the greatifire on the 10th of April. The Fire.
men worked with energy and effect, deserving all
praise.
More Lawyers.
The Supreme Court of New York, a few days
since, admitted to practice therein 108 persons as
Attorneys—and 51 as Counsellors ! Here we have
them it will be seen,by wholesale. Our cities swarm
with Lawyers and Doctors. In Philadelphia, we
think it probable, that of the members of the Bar,
not morn than two out of ten are able to make a
living by the profession. The chances of eminence
and fortune, aro indeed rare. On one of our news
papers there are no less than three lawyers enga
ged as lleporters—and tiaras are men of undoubted
talent, as competent Reporters must be. We men
tion the fact, merely to show, that even in cases
where gentlemen of acknowledged ability have stu
died law, and been admitted to the Bar, they have
been compelled to abandon the profession, for some
more certain employment, however arduous. So
also with Physician's. We have ho less than three
Medical Colleges in Philadelphia at the present
time, and last season the students in attendance
numbered over a thousand .f Yes a thousand can
didates for medicine in a single city. Other Col
leges may be found in all parts of the Union, and
we think it possible that at least from two to three
thousand young mo graduate as physicians every
year. How are they to get along ! They cannot
by their professions; they must, after a year or two
of hope and trial, turn their attention to something
else. But it is not time for parents to become con
vinced of the folly of educating their sons--unless in
deed they possess remarkable faculties and wonderful
energy—for the Bar, or for Medicine ! Far better
make them active and enterprising business men—
' mechanics—farmers--merchants—something that
' affords a reasonable prospect of honest independence
arid competent livelihood.—Bicknell's Reporter.
The " Battle with the Pirates," from the
pen of the Rev. Charles Rich, which will be found
on the first page of to•day's paper, is one of the
most thrilling narratives we have ever read, and will
lose none of its interest when the reader is inform.
ed that it is true. The author will be recognized as
the clergyman who for several months supplied the
pulpit of Rev. Dr. Hawes, Suring his late visit to
the old world.—Hartford Courier.
crr A prisoner confined in the jail at Chillicothe,
Ohio, named Leroy J. Maxon, incarcerated on a
charge of aiding in the murder of Mr. P. Edward's,
made his escape in company with another prisoner,
named John Smith, alias, J oh n H unt, charged with
counterfeiting. The escape was arranged by a wo
man, who called herself the wife of Maxon, and
who, taking advantage of the permission granted to
visit hint, conveyed to his cell the means to free him
of his shackles, and the keys to unlock the doors.
Strawberries,
The Baltimore Patriot of the 24th ult. says:—
The supply of this delicious fruit at the Centro
Market, this morning, was most abundant and
very choice. Those who were best able to judge,
computed the number of bushels offered for sale at
from 1200 to 1500. It was really a beautiful sight,
to See the various stands completely loaded with
tiles° blushings berries. One could not but exclaim
in ..the language of the poet, Oh, for a dish of ripe
strawberries smothered in cream This luxury will
be indut, , ed in, we have no doubt, by ninny, before
to-morrow's bright sun shall have kissed his parting
adieu with f.t . ..e azure west. They sold at four to
eight cents per quart,
A VALI:ABLE Jutcrics.—The West Chester
Village Record says, " A respected friend. who has
officiated in the capacity of justice of the Peace,
for a period of twenty yeun', in this county, inform
ed us, a few days since, that he had never had a
decision reversed in all that tine, by our Court.—
The Grand Inquest has never ignored a bill based
on a charge, for which he had hound over the delin
quent. This is a most singular fact; perhaps the
same thing could be said of no other living magis
trate of the country. tiuch a man is worth his
weight in gold. Ile has saved the county many
vexations trials and thousands of dollars in costs.—
, There is no office in which a man can servo his
country more usefully than that of magistrate.—
The magistrate should ever be an intelligent, hon
est, kigh-ntitaled man, a lover of peace and tt peace
maker. How man fall below this standard !
The Southern Methodist Episcopal Conven
tion, lately in Session at Louisville, after a full dis
cussion of the subject on Friday last, selected Lou
isville as the. location of the Book Concern arid Pa
rant Missionary Station of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South.
From Me Piitsburg American.
Disposition of the Piro Fund.
A long and able roport has been made by the
committee of councils appointed on this subject.—
It recommends tho immediate distribution of the
money In gift to the sufferers—all except the State
donation, which it purposes to return to the treas-
The first is undoubtedly correct. The money
should be given, not loaned, to those suffering by
the fire, rather than to sufferers by the fire. A man
is worth $lOO,OOO. lie has lost $lO,OOO by the
fire—he is a sufferer, but he is not of that class
contemplated by the contributors of relief. Though
his loss is to be regretted, his situation is not ono
that would call forth the sympathies of the world ,
nor could his relief have been contemplated by the
donors of this fund. It is intended for those really
suffering by their losses. Most of the smaller suf
ferers babe doubtless already been provided for.—
Many, we feel assured, if not most of them, have
been fully reinstated. The remainder of these
should be looked to and then a higher class of
losers.
As to the State donation, we have no decided ob
jection to the course indicated by Councils. We
have only some doubts—very strong ones however
—as to the power or right of Councils to any say
in the matter. They represent neither the donor
nor donee, and their right to act farther in the mat
ter than as executor of an estate may be highly
questioned, for, in our opinion, in that light they
stand to the parties. But, the right granted, we
should vote, we believe, with Councils. So should
we also as a party—as a sufferer by the fire. But
as the tight in the opinion of many is doubtful, we
think Councils, as a matter of delicacy, should re
frain from an act so decisive. Desirable as it may
be to retorts this money, Councils should weigh
the matter well, before they assume so very doubt
ful a right, coupled with such a burden of respon
sibility. The policy of returning it may be well
enough argued. The right of Councils to do so is
a very different thing. We repeat they aro but the
executors of a legally proved will.
Another Murder in Chester County
About two weeks since a man named Peace was
tried at West Chester for the Murder of a man with
whom ho went outgunning, and acquitted. From
the evidence published we cannot conceive how ho
was acquitted, if the jury had no conscientious
scruples against finding " a true verdict, according
to the evidence," that would incur the penalty of
death. But Peace, with guilt stamped upon him
was acquitted, and now we have a report of another
cold blooded and horrible murder, following upon
the heels of the guilty acquittal. On Sunday last,
Mr. Patton, a very respectable farmer, residing with
in a mile and a half of West Chester, Pa., with a
part of his family started for church, leaving his
house and en infant child in charge of his son Wil
liam, a lad of 14 years of age, and a bound girl of
15. About half-past ten o'clock, a men named
Jabez Boyd, who had lived with Mr. Patton some
years since, entered the house, carefully locked all
the doors, and with a pair of fire-tongs, deliberately
beat the boy's brains out and threw the body into
the fire, which was burning on the kitchen hearth.
The girl, the moment the boy was attacked, with
admirable presence of mind, snatched the infant
from the cradle, raised the window, threw it out,
followed herself, and gave the alarm to the neigh
bors. The neighbors soon gathered, and after try
ing, found all the doors fastened, and had to break
the front door ih. They found the lifeless body of
the boy in the fire, partially consumed, and the cup
board in Which Mr. I'. kept his money broken open,
and about thirty dollars in gold and silver taken.
The Philadelphia Times says:
It is supposed that Boyd had not left the house
when the neighbors arrived, but when they rushed
in at the front door, escaped by the way of the out
side cellar door. To strengthen this supposition,
the neighbors say that the cellar door was shut when
they entered the the house, and that after the con
fusion of the moment was over, it wm found open
—no one knew by whom.
It is also supposed that it was the murderer's in
tention when he entered the house to kill both the
boy and the girl—take the money and then set fire
to the house. Boyd is a young man of bad charac
ter. He was imprisoned in West Chester three
years ago on a charge of larceny, and broke jail—
since whirls time he has not been heard of until
within a few weeks.
Boyd was followed and arrested at his father's
house. Our informant did not state whether the
money was found in his possession or not, but the
girl recognized him as the murderer of the boy, and
the citizens of the neighborhood have no doubt as
to his guilt.—Pa. Telegraph.
" Tankeedoodledandia."
Our lacetous brother Prin., of the Chambers.
burg Whig, memo determined to dispute the right
with the " New York Historical Society" to "fix"
a new name for our country, and he has therefore,
in pursuance of the privilege guaranteed to him by
the Constitution, suggested or Resolved that the
UNITED STATES or AMEIII CA be known hereafter
by the " name, style and title" of YANKEEDOO
DLFDANDIA. We second the motion with both
hands. It is significant, appropriate and euphoni
cal. If the New York Solon@ don't " give in" at
once, we go for a National Convention to settle the
question.--Lancaster Union.
A Nice Trick.
Some cunning rogue. brought a large lot of sum
mer clothing to this gity ‘ last week from Philadel
phia or elsewhere, and to avoid paying the license
required of hawkers and pedlars and auctioneers,
had them seized and sold by one of our constables,
on sortie pretence or other. By this imposition the
State is cheated out of the tax they would other
wise have had to pay, and our own licensed dealers
in Dry Goods and Clothing defrauded out of the
legitimate fruits of the' business for which they
have to pay so dearly. They have gone west with
the view of continuing ,the same fraud. Is there
no law to reach the impoitors I—Lencuater Union.
W—h—c—w it's hot weather,
From a late Foreign Journal.
The Title of Esquire
Real Esquires are of seven sorts: 1. Esquires
of the king's body, whose number is limited to four.
2. Tho eldest sons of knights, and their eldest sons
born during his life time. It would seem that, in
the days of ancient warfare, the knight often took
his practical military education, employing mean
while as his esquire. 3. The eldest sons of the
youngest sons of peers of the realm. 4. Such an
the king invests with the culler of SS, including
the kings arms, heralds, ',Ste. The dignity of es-,
quire nos conferred by Henry IV and his sums
-
SUM, by the investiture of the collar and the gift of
a pair of nil +el. spurs. Gower the poet was such an
esquire by creation. 5. Esquires to the knights of
the Bath, for life, and their eldest sons. 6. Sheriffs
of counties, for life, coroners and justices of the
peace, and gentlemen of the royal household, while
they continue in their respective offices. 7. Barris
ters-at-law, doctors of divinity, law, and medicine,
mayors of towns, and some others, are said to be of
malarial dignity, but not actual esquires. Suppos
ing this enumeration to comprise all who are enti
tled to esquireship, it will be evident that thousands
of persons styled esquires are not so in reality. It
is a prevailing error that persons possessed of £3OO
a year in land are esquires, but an estate of 50,000
would not confer the dignity. Nothing but one or
the other of the conditions above mentioned is
sufficient.—Curiosities of Heraldry.
What is Guano Lihe?
The Philadelphia Chronicle of Saturday week,
says: " We had the pleasure of examining; yester
day, a sample of the celebrated Guano, from Icha
boe, the fertilizing properties of which aro so world-
renowned, and the speculation and commerce in
which are almost unparalleled. The specimen wo
beheld resembled a dark grayish looking earth, with
a peculiarly pungent scent of ammonia, vulgarly
called " spirits of hartshort." A small quantity
placed in a phial would render every service ex
pected of the fashionable flacon of volatile salts.
We are not surprised, therefore, that the mate of a
vessel laden with it; on a recent trial, declared that,
to him, it was so agreeable, that he usually carried
a small piece of it ,about with him in his pocket.
We have no doubt that its fecundating quality is
chiefly owing to the ammoniacul gas with which it
is so highly charged, arid the singular chemical se.
lotion that gas exhibits to electricity. The Guano,
withilte exception of its earthiness, is much like
ammoniacurn, a gum imported for medical purposes
front Turkey and the East Indies."
Singular Law Case.
The New Orleans Crescent City of the 15th
ult., has the following notice of a case just tried
in that city :
CITY Coral. —Before Judge Cotten.—A novel
case was decided yesterday, in this Court, in which
a boy aged about ten years was claimed by two per
sons, each maintaining that she math° real mother.
The plaintiffs, John Paul and Martha Paul, his
wife, had loot their son about two weeks ago, and
some few days since had been informed that the de
' fendant, a Mrs. Hughes, had the boy in hor posses
sion. The latter had loot a son some three years
and a half ago, and found this child whom she and
some friends said they identified as the child lost at
that time by Mrs. Hughes. The case occupied the
Court for three days, but judgment was given in
favor of the plaintiffs, it having been satisfactorily
proved that the boy was the son of John and Mar
tha Paul. For some time, ho (the child) persisted
in stating that he really was the son of Mrs. Hughes,
and denied his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul, and it
was not until he was removed from the influence of
Mrs. Hughes' presence, that he admitted his real
identity. We believe that this is a case without
precedent, except the one stated to have been
brought before King Solomon, which is recorded in
the Bible.
Amputation.
The Baltimore Sun says, that Mr. Hector Per-
kins, of East street, near Pitt, on Friday last, stir
fered the painful operation of an atnputation of the
right leg below the knee; the operation was per
formed by Dr. Theobald. The necessity for this
operation was caused by a wound received by a ball
in the memorable and hard-fought battle of Chip
pewa, on the sth of July, 1814. For nearly thirty
one years Mr. P. has suffered occasional pain, but
for several months past he has suffered most in
tensely, until at last, the old soldier consented to
lose his leg. He has been doing well since the am
putation, and the hope is strong that he will speedi
ly recover from its effects.
cO' The Pittsburg Age says, "Troyer, the
Steeple-King, ascended to the top of the Third
Church Steeple on Friday, 23d instant, and put a
new vane on it, we believe. His hat has been on
top of the spire, over the ball, for some days; he
removed it, flourished it around his head and threw
it down ; and after standing on the cross-pieces and
giving one or two cheers, descended, bringing down
with him the ladders, ropes, etc., used by him in re
pairing the steeple. Quite a number of our citi
! zenr were looking at tho fearless fellow, and we un
derstand his wife was a spectator of the scene.
The steeple Is 165 feet high, as measured by Troyer.
LIABILITIES or AN EinTort.—Lord Denman
has recently laid down the law that an editor has no
tight to insert any paragraph before he has ascer
tained "that the assertion made in it is absolutely
true." Then, says " Punch," in the case of the
late Liscoveries made by the Earl of liosse's Teles
cope, an editor ought to have proceeded to the dif
ferent planets mentioned before he inserted any
statement respecting them. According to Lord
Denman, the Man in the Moon and Orion would
both recover swinging damages from almost every
editor in the United Kingdom for the reflections cast
by the Earl's telescope on their cheracters a. planets.
Strange Recognition.
The Boston Times says, a young gentleman in
the public streets of that city clasped a young lady
around the waist, and uttering a cry of joy, printed
several kisses upon her lips with the quickness of
thought. On coming to an explanation, it was
found that the young gentleman had mistaken the
lady for her twip sister, whom he was courting.
Tim Times thinks it dangerous to marry a lady
who has a twin sister, as a man might be hinting
eomobody Clbeli wife when he thought he had
his own.
Fiendish Cruelty.
From the New Orleans Picayune of the 16th
Wt., we take the following account of a scene
calculated to excite every breast capable of ordina
ry human feellegs:
Passing through Darwin° street about noon
yesterday, a crowd, composed of men, women 'and
children attracted our attention. The object of
their curiosity—or rather their pity—we found to
be a delicate, debilitated-looking mulatto boy, alai=
ten years old. An old negro on one side, and a
stick on the other, supported him, as he endeavored
to move along, though it was evident, that any mo
tion, however slow. was too much for his prostrate
physical powers. ‘Ve inquired what was the mat
ter with the boy, and were answered by his shirt
being raised up off his back, and heavens! how ex
pressive of fiendish cruelty was the spectacle that
presented itself! The poor boy's back and body
were one mass of raw, trembling, skinless, partipu
trid, lacerated flesh ! Ravines, as it were, in his
carcase, had been cut by the lash, and he appeared,
altogether, a victim of the most wanton and heart
less cruelty, which it was possible for other than a
fiend to inflict. All we could learn of this mon
strous cruelty we had from the old negro who help
ed the poor boy along; wo give it for what it is
worth, promising that we shall seek for the authen
tic facts of the case and lay them before the public.
The old negro said that lie and the boy belonged
to C. Donnibourg, who lives at the comer of An
nunciation and Richard streets; that DotiniboUrg
lost a watch, and charged the boy with stealing it.
Some ten or fourteen days since he bad him put ni
the police jail of the First Municipality, and there,
by his order, says the old man, was the inhuman
punishment inflicted en him. The boy himself
says that ho received twenty-five lashes a day from
the day he was imprisoned till Thursday last. 'fits
old man, by direction of his master, was taking him
home; but two citizens, seeing that he must die by
the way, informed Recorder Baldwin of his condi
tion, who promptly had him brought to the police
oilier, where he was examined by Dr. Picton.
As the doctor examined the wounds, they were
necessarily exposed to the bystanders, who, by an
involuntary exclamation, expressed their indigna
tion against his torturer. The doctor pronounced
the boy in a precarious condition, but said that by
proper treatment he might recover, and advised that
he might be sent to the C:tarity Hospital. The
Recorder ordered that he be at once taken there, and
thither was he carried by the police, on a litter, his
back upwards.
The Pirate babe.
The New York Courier and Enquirer gives the
following account of this young man :
Tan. Pro ATE BAna.--The term for which this
young man, convicted of a most outrageous mur
der, was respited, expires early next month, and he
is in a painful state of suspense as to his chances
for a further reprieve. His conduct during the past
yea, has certainly afforded no marked evidence that
he has very seriously repented of his former life, or
made very good resolutions for the future, in case
he should be pardoned, an act of clemency for
Which, it is said, lie looks with some confidence.
An incident occurred a few days since in his cell,
Which goes very far to illustrate the truth of what
w•e have just said. A young sailor, (Henry Far
iner,) on whose testimony mainly Charles Veil was
convicted of a conspiracy to commit on art of pira
cy on board the ship Natchez, Capt. Waterman,
called to see and sympathize with him. Babe in
quired the name of his visitor, and when Farmer
gave it, Ito pushed him out of his cell with rude
Wen., exclaiming at the same time with a dread
, ftil oath, "How dare you come into my cell?"
' This feeling in Babe, was aroused by the fact that
Farmer was alone instrumental in detecting and
breaking up the conspiracy of Veil on board the
Natchez, and to the further circumstance that on his
testimony mainly, was 'Veil convicted, for both of
Which he certainly deserved credit at the hands of
every right minded person. Not so, however, with
Babe, who probably could not forget that he too
was convicted on the testimony of a shipmate (Mat
thews.) He has had entirely too much freedom in
prison ; and in the course of a trial at the Court of
Sessions recently, it was proved that one of the late
deputy-keeper., passed his evenings in Babe's cell,
drinking and playing cards.
We learn that the President has granted Babe
ahother respite to the Ist of June, 1846.
Important Discovery in Manufat
tore of Iron.
The New Haven Palladium gives an account of
experiments made by Mr. W. C. Green, of NeW
Jersey, at the Boston Iron Works of Sherman &
Atwater, in New York, whose extensive iron form
dories are in New Jersey. Mr. Green's improve
ment is in the process of puddling the iron from the
pig to the bar. Instead of using the pig Iron, which
costs about 35 dollars the ton, ho is enabled to use
a large portion of the ore, which costa but two dol
tars and fifty cents per ton, by which he effects, in
labor and material, a saving of more than 33 per
cent. and gives a far better quality of iron than
that which is obtained from the pig; as much bet
ter in appearanoe as China is better than earthen
ware. Those who have seen specimens of the iron
made in this way, and compared them with others
made by the old process, speak of the contrast as
very great. The secret of Mr. Green consists
chiefly in mixing some composition with the ore
while in a molten state, by which the carbon is
more readily exlmusted, and the iron, in half the
time of the old process, left tougher and finer.
We ore aware that experiments, tending to the
same result, have been extensively made in our
State,—with what general success, however, we
have not been informed. We hope those who have
conducted them, will make public the result of their
essays, as the daily increasing demand for iron—
the numberless new purposes to which it is devo
ted, and the immense interest which Pennsylvania
has in keeping up with all processes tending to
cheapen its manufacture, render the subject one of
the greatest importance.
The Marvellous.
We copy the following paragraph from the Netv
York Mirror. It will certainly astonish some people
Professor Bronson stated in his concluding lee ,
tore last week, that if a drop of human blood be
subjected to examination by the oxhydrogen mi
croscope, and magnified some twenty millions of
tunes, all the species of animals now existing on
the earth, or that have existed during the different
stages of creation for millions of years past, will
there bo discovered. in the blood of a healthy per
son, all the animalculm are quiet and peaceable;
but in the blood of a diseased person, they are furi
ous, raging and preying upon each other. This he
stated in illustration of his position that man con.
tains within himself all the principles of the mil
-1 verse. It was also asserted that if a dead cat be
thrown into a pool of stagnant water, and allowed
to dissolve there, a drop of water taken from any
part of the pool and examined as above, will show
every species of animal of the cat kind that has
ever existed on the earth, raging and destroying one
another. The bodies of all the lower animals be
ing thus made up of animalcule similar to them
selves; and the body of man being compounded of
all that is below in the scale of creation?'
(j The Pittsburg Gazette says, "singular as it
may appear, the fire is not yet wholly extinguished
in the burnt district. We observe it burning in
some parts of the cellars of the Monongahela House.
'Phis is a.x weeks after the lite."
CrA. story was put in circulation in Newbury
port, it few days since, that Mr. Gough, the tempe.
ranee lecturer, had drank, in that town, a glass a
strong beer after lecturing upon temperance: Mr.
Gough has instituted legal proceedings against his
defamer. The man who circulated the report has
acknowledged hie fault, and expressed a willingness
to pay all the cohts if Mr. G. will withdraw his suit:
Highly Important—lf true.
The Netv York Courier says, that a ch7ular has
been distributed in that city, which promises the
narrative of Dr. M. Lorner, a passenger on board
the steamer President, which vessel was captured
by pirates, avid of all on board, he alone was saved
and reached his home in Cuba, in January last, af
ter the most irtcrldible hardships and sufferings.
Cr The Dra'ndreth Pills are sold at 25 cents per
box, by one Agent in every town in the U. States,
and in almost every city throughout the world.—
Should this paper collie into the hands of any one
living where there is no agent for this medicine of
healthful powders, let no time be lost in sending to
Dr. Benjamin Brandreth, stating the population of
the town; and seine references should be given in
New York, as so the responsibility of the gentle
man who desires the agency. If no reference can
be given, let a small remittance accompany the let
ter. The sale of the Pills, and the good done by
their use, will fully repay for all trouble.
Address all letters concerning agencies, or for ed.
vince, to Dr. Brandreth, 241 Broadtvoy, N. York,
post paid.
Purchase the genuine medicine of Wm. Stewart,
Huntingdon, Pa., and other agents published in
another part of this paper.
cd- Dr. Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry.--The
following certificate was given to Messrs. Knowlvo
and Cheeseman, who are old and respectable mer
chants at Knovvlesville, Orleans county, state of N.
York, whose attestation is a sufficient guarantee of
its truth.
linoteksville, June 26, 1843.
This certifies that for several years I have been
at times subject to a violent cough, and occasional
ly a high fever; raised much corrupt matter, and
was, finally thought to be in the last stage of con
sumption. At this time I heard of Dr. Wistor's
Balsam of Wild Cherry, and commenced taking it,
and finding immediate relief from it, I put all other
medicine aside. I took several bottles, which en
tirely cured my cough, the fever left me, and my
appetite was soon restored. From its good effects
in my case, I would recommend this medicine to all
who are afflicted with an affection of the lungs.
JONATHAN FERRIS.
The above certificate is strictly correct.
KNOWLES & CHEESEMAN.
' The genuine, for sale by Thomas Read, Hunt
ingdon, and Mrs. Mary Orr, Hollidaysburg.
:172MIZZAZ It:%corm.
"Here the girls and here the widow
Always cast their earliest glance,
And, with smileless face, consider
If they, too, won'tstand a chance
To make some clever fellow comas
In bliss, and often too—in trouble."
MARRIED: On the 24th ult., by I. Grafitti.
Esq., Mr. GEORGE W. CLARK, to Miss RE
BECCA CAMPBELL, all of Porter township.
On Tuesday evening, the 27th ult., by tho Rev.
John Peebles, JOHN ARMITAGE, Esq., High
Sheriff of Huntingdon county, to Miss MARGA
RET M'MULLIN, all of this place.
On Tuesday, the 20th ult., by John M. Gibboney,
Esq., Mr. WILLIAM GARRAHAN, of Duncan.-
ville, to Miss REBECCA MALTS, of Hollidsy.
burg.
OBITtA.II7 P.MOORD.
From DEATH no age nor no condition saves,
As goes the freeman, so departs the slave,
The chieftain's palace and the peasant's bower,
Alike are ravished by his haughty power.
On the evening of tho 17th ult., after an ilium;
of two days, at the residence of the Rev. Dr. 1591-
son, Catholic Clergyman of St. Mary's Church,
Hollidaysburg, Mr. JAMES TOBIN, of Philadel
phia, in the 17th year of his age.
Farm For Sale.
The subscribers uffer for sale a well im
proved farm, containing
gilaftZ) AQ.crir.c&so z ,
with allowance, about 126 acres cleared and
under gocd fence. 'The improvements are
a large and convenient two story house,
bank barn, and other out buildings, with se
veral good springs of water convenient ; an
orchard of choice fruit. There are also
a quantity of peach and plumb trees. Said
farm is sitfiated in Henrierson township,
Huntingdon county, Pa., 3 miles from the
Warm Springs, 7 miles from Huntingdon.
and 6 miles from the Pennsylvania Canal.
Persons wishing further information con
cerning the aboVe property can obtain it by
calling tin S. R. Boggs, residing on the pre
mises, or from James Boggs, at Mill Creek.
N. B. The subscribers are desirous of
going west—persons would do well to call
and see for themselves. ,*
SAMUEL R. & JAMES BOGGS.
June 4, 1845.
1 Box DE Pills Reward.
.7.-
Run away trom the subscriber
residing in Huntingdon, on the
wk` ' night 0127th ult ~ a bound black
s. ,
boy named
MURRELS,
aged about 18 years. He hid
- - on when he left, a blue Rounda
bout and Pantaloons, and Straw Hat. Any
person who will return said boy to the sub
scriber, bhall receive the above reward.
June 4,1845. WILLIAM SWOOPE.
~ r ' P~3~6II~C~GAv
AN experienced FEMALE TEACHER,•
to take charge of a Public School in this
Borough for a term of three months. By or
der of the Board of birectors.
MMES RAMSEY, Clerk.
Shirleysburg, May 29, 1845.
TIOM.
Toy Consecration of the Evangelical Lu
theran and German Reformed Church late
ly erected at Bellefonte, will take place on
Sabbath the 15th June. The exercises will?
commence at 9 o'clock, A. M. There will'
be preathing in both the German and En
glish languages. Several Clergymen of dis-
tinction ate expected to be in attendante.— ,
Persons of other denominations are respect-
fully invited to attend.
MICHAEL.
JACOB LILLEY,
May 28, 1845. Building Com:
Troth" ICES' Blanks of all kinds, tut
' at this Office.